Art Making from Kindergarten to Graduation
Pablo Picasso (photograph) by Beaton, Cecil is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Picasso is a great artist to teach to young kids. I like introducing him to kindergarten students because he was a very skilled, technical artist, even considered a prodigy. He mastered realistic drawing early in his life and began exploring abstraction during a time… Continue reading Picasso-esque Self Portraits
This project is one of my all time favorites as an art teacher. It is inspired by David Hockney's Pearblossom Highway. This artwork is made up of hundreds of photo prints of one scene, collaged together to make one image. Before, actual photographs would have to be used, however, with new technologies, replicating this type… Continue reading Hockney Inspired Photos
I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. Check out my Etsy shop above. First Steps When I started teaching art, I had never curated an art show and the… Continue reading Curating an Art Show
Colette Miller Collaborative Inspiration Another way to incorporate the street art-graffiti tour into your curriculum is to choose an artist that the students got to see their work up close and personal to use as inspiration. One such artist that we saw, and that you may have seen yourself and taken a picture with her… Continue reading Installation Art
In the Art Room with Mrs. D 